Episode 17: Culture & Career Talk - Interview with Intercultural Trainer Vanessa Paisley

<p>Becoming a fluent communicator in an intercultural environment does not start with country specific training along the lines of "How to work successfully in Germany". Just as your career development, it also starts with a thorough self-analysis. To move away from stereotypes it is important to move away from very generalised cultural traits towards preferences of individuals inside cultural norms.</p> <p>Initially, Intercultural Coach &amp; Trainer Vanessa Paisley and I wanted to discuss the influences of intercultural awareness and skills on career development - but this interview Episode has turned out to be so much more and certainly has a takeaway for everyone striving towards a good life &amp; career in this digitalised and globalised world.</p> <p><strong>Digitalisation</strong></p> <p>We explore whether the frequent opportunities of intercultural communication in virtual settings have actually really brought the world closer together and what is needed to build rapport in these settings across cultures.</p> <p><strong>Language</strong></p> <p>We discuss the challenges of English as a global working language when for a vast majority of people it is actually the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th language.</p> <p><strong>Personality &amp; Authenticity in the German culture</strong></p> <p>We examine specific traits of the German work culture internationals need to be aware of and in what way they are changing in our modern world. Is showcasing your personality and authenticity really in conflict with adapting to another culture?</p> <p><strong>Creating Multicultural High Performance Teams</strong></p> <p>You will also learn from Vanessa why multicultural teams are never average - either they perform poorly or turn out to be high performance teams. How to turn your team into a multicultural high performance team and why intercultural team training can be the secret sauce for your team's well being and success is the real goodie of this Episode!</p> <p>Tune in for lots of insights on successful intercultural communication an